The World Tonight (song)

Infobox Single
Name = The World Tonight


Caption =
Artist = Paul McCartney
from Album = Flaming Pie
A-side =
B-side = "Looking for You" "Used to Be Bad" "Really Love You"
Released = flagicon|US 1997-05-06 flagicon|UK 1997-07-07
Format = 7", Maxi-CD
Recorded = Sussex, England: 1995-11-13
Genre = Rock
Length = 4:03
Label = EMI, Parlophone, Capitol
Writer = Paul McCartney
Producer = Paul McCartney, Jeff Lynne
Certification =
Chart position = * #23 (UK Singles Chart, U.S. "Billboard" Modern Rock Tracks)
Last single = "Young Boy" (April 1997)
This single = "The World Tonight" (July 1997)
Next single = "Beautiful Night" (December 1997)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Flaming Pie
Type = studio
prev_track = "The Song We Were Singing"
prev_no = 1
this_track = "The World Tonight"
track_no = 2
next_track = "If You Wanna"
next_no = 3

"The World Tonight" is a song by Paul McCartney and is the second track on his 1997 album "Flaming Pie". In July 1997, it was released as the second single from that album, peaking at #23 in the UK Singles Chart (see 1997 in British music).

In the United States, the song was released as the first and only single from the album in May 1997, peaking at #23 in "Billboard's" Modern Rock Tracks chart.cite web|title=Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Paul McCartney|publisher=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=5162&model.vnuAlbumId=797779]

Track listings

All songs written by Paul McCartney, except where noted.
*U.S. CD C2 7243 8 58650 2 2, released May 6 1997 by Capitol Records.
#"The World Tonight" - 4:03
#"Looking for You" - 4:48
#"Oobu Joobu" (part 1) - 9:55
*UK 7" RP6472, UK CD1 CDRS6472
#"The World Tonight" - 4:03
#"Used to Be Bad" (Steve Miller, McCartney) - 4:08
#"Oobu Joobu" (part 3) - 9:48 CD only
*UK CD2 CDR6472
#"The World Tonight" - 4:03
#"Really Love You" (McCartney, Richard Starkey) - 5:14
#"Oobu Joobu" (part 4) - 7:06

B-sides

The B-sides for the British release are two songs from "Flaming Pie": "Used to Be Bad" and "Really Love You". The first, "Used to Be Bad", is the second collaboration on the album with Steve Miller, following "Young Boy" where Miller played electric and rhythm guitar and provided backing vocals. The third and final song that McCartney worked on with Miller was "If You Wanna", a song written when McCartney reached Minneapolis during his 1993 "New World Tour".Liner notes for the album.]

The second, "Really Love You", was the second of two collaborations McCartney performed with Ringo Starr on "Flaming Pie" (the first being "Beautiful Night").

The B-side for the American release was originally released in the UK as the B-side for "Young Boy" and is another collaboration with Ringo Starr.

The "Oobu Joobu" songs are a series of demos, interviews, and unreleased songs jumbled together into one track. The name is taken from Mr. McCartney's Radio program, "Oobu Joobu".
*"Oobu Joobu" (part 1) contains:
#"Some Folks Say Oobu"
#"Oobu Joobu Main Theme"
#Fun Packed Radio Show
#"I Love This House"
#"Clock Work"
#Paul talks about "Young Boy"
#"Oobu Joobu We Love You"
#"Oobu Joobu Main Theme"

*"Oobu Joobu" (part 3) contains:
#Intro chat
#"Oobu Joobu Main Theme"
#"Squid"
#Paul talks about "The World Tonight"
#Link
#"Oobu Joobu Main Theme"

*"Oobu Joobu" (part 4) contains:
#Intro chat
#"Oobu Joobu Main Theme"
#Link
#"Don't Break The Promise"
#Paul talks about reggae
#Link
#"Oobu Joobu Main Theme"

References

External links

* [http://www.jpgr.co.uk/r6472.html Paul McCartney - The World Tonight] at Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages.